Deceased rapper: petition calls for Xatar-Straße in Bonn – more than 2700 people support idea

After the death of the Bonn rapper Xatar, many fans wish to remember the artist: a petition demands to name a street after him. Despite his criminal past, the supporters see him as a cultural impulse. How realistic is the project?

The 43-year-old rapper had been found dead in his apartment a week ago. Hundreds of people now took leave of him.

The 43-year-old had been found dead in his home. Nearly 1,000 people now took leave of him.

On the Muslim part of the Bonn North Cemetery, the Bonn musician Xatar was buried this morning. Last Friday, he was found dead in an apartment in Cologne.

On TikTok, Sinan-G published a video of the death prayer for Xatar in Bonn. The funeral takes place one day later at the North Cemetery.

An online petition calls for the rapper to be honored in his hometown of Bonn.After the surprising death of Xatar, a petition was launched with the aim of naming a street in Bonn after the rapper. The musician was found dead in an apartment in Cologne on Thursday 8 May. He was 43 years old. The circumstances of death are still under investigation. "As the son of the city, he...